Members of a local electoral commission count ballots at a polling station during parliamentary elections, in Almaty, southeastern Kazakhstan on August 23, 2026. Ex-Soviet Kazakhstan votes for a new unicameral parliament following changes to its constitution that authorities say will democratise Central Asia's largest economy, but critics slam the move as cementing the president's power. (Photo by Ruslan PRYANIKOV / AFP via Getty Images)

Members of a local electoral commission count ballots at a polling station during parliamentary elections, in Almaty, southeastern Kazakhstan on August 23, 2026. Ex-Soviet Kazakhstan votes for a new unicameral parliament following changes to its constitution that authorities say will democratise Central Asia's largest economy, but critics slam the move as cementing the president's power. (Photo by Ruslan PRYANIKOV / AFP via Getty Images)

An Afghan beekeeper wearing a protective suit examines beehives at an apiary in Karukh district of Afghanistan's Herat province on August 23, 2026. (Photo by Mohsen KARIMI / AFP via Getty Images)

An Afghan beekeeper wearing a protective suit examines beehives at an apiary in Karukh district of Afghanistan's Herat province on August 23, 2026. (Photo by Mohsen KARIMI / AFP via Getty Images)

An Afghan beekeeper wearing a protective suit examines beehives at an apiary in Karukh district of Afghanistan's Herat province on August 23, 2026. (Photo by Mohsen KARIMI / AFP via Getty Images)

An Afghan beekeeper wearing a protective suit examines beehives at an apiary in Karukh district of Afghanistan's Herat province on August 23, 2026. (Photo by Mohsen KARIMI / AFP via Getty Images)

An Afghan beekeeper wearing a protective suit examines beehives at an apiary in Karukh district of Afghanistan's Herat province on August 23, 2026. (Photo by Mohsen KARIMI / AFP via Getty Images)

A soldier leaves the polling booth to cast his ballot at a polling station during parliamentary elections, in Almaty, southeastern Kazakhstan on August 23, 2026. Ex-Soviet Kazakhstan votes for a new unicameral parliament following changes to its constitution that authorities say will democratise Central Asia's largest economy, but critics slam the move as cementing the president's power. (Photo by Ruslan PRYANIKOV / AFP via Getty Images)